DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 48.1 - - 50.8 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 259 - - 182 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3860 - - 4866 - - 3693 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3151 - - 4172 - - 3122 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4749 - - 5755 - - 4582 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1167 - - 782 - - 947 - - 3248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 347 - - 447 - - 363 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 10 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 134 - - 213 - - 203 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 0 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 234 - - 59 - - -1250 - - -3181 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4515 - - 5696 - - 5832 - - 4117 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7610 - - -8012 - - -7750 - - -9140 ODpotential blCL - - - 12359 - - 13767 - - 12332 - - 10076 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 69 - - 71 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 48.1 - - 50.8 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 26.6 - - 28.7 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 46.7 - - 49.8 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 25.6 - - 27.6 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 259 - - 182 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3860 - - 4866 - - 3693 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97153 26 239 29 225 30 246 25 253 97153 89777 21 254 24 247 26 249 28 260 89777 84121 30 268 25 247 26 241 32 256 84121 79445 24 248 30 243 30 245 33 253 79445 75426 15 264 23 245 22 244 20 260 75426 71861 20 256 24 274 29 274 19 292 71861 68631 14 272 17 261 25 254 17 293 68631 65656 36 295 12 308 16 261 23 295 65656 62890 36 275 23 298 23 282 27 290 62890 60196 19 276 30 291 30 295 31 300 60196 57383 27 308 37 286 36 295 38 304 57383 54469 41 314 36 294 39 291 44 303 54469 51683 53 307 42 304 41 299 49 298 51683 49163 58 301 50 308 47 303 51 295 49163 46891 60 301 56 310 50 305 51 295 46891 44827 60 304 58 307 52 308 52 299 44827 42948 60 308 55 303 57 311 52 307 42948 41239 59 312 52 310 62 312 58 315 41239 39679 60 319 59 319 62 311 65 315 39679 38241 69 329 68 323 61 311 69 316 38241 36898 82 328 72 328 69 316 73 319 36898 35604 82 327 75 326 76 321 77 320 35604 34288 79 331 76 322 82 321 81 320 34288 32921 81 332 75 318 84 321 82 320 32921 31503 80 324 72 320 83 320 80 319 31503 30019 76 320 69 323 81 319 75 319 30019 28457 73 324 68 325 77 317 71 319 28457 26820 65 328 65 322 73 318 68 318 26820 25107 58 329 60 318 69 318 65 320 25107 23320 54 326 56 319 62 318 60 320 23320 21460 52 322 54 319 58 317 56 320 21460 19519 52 317 51 318 55 319 53 317 19519 17495 51 317 48 315 46 318 51 312 17495 15431 47 317 44 314 41 312 47 309 15431 13442 43 315 41 315 40 308 41 307 13442 11636 40 315 36 316 39 308 35 303 11636 10034 34 314 32 316 35 305 32 297 10034 8609 27 314 27 313 28 300 35 290 8609 7339 20 319 16 302 22 294 29 293 7339 6212 12 314 7*250 16 273 22 298 6212 5223 5*294 8*220 10*223 19 233 5223 4362 1*194 8 216 9*207 23 207 4362 3606 2 125 8 214 9 205 21 199 3606 2930 4 133 8 212 9 204 17 189 2930 2332 4 135 8 211 9 203 15 180 2332 1833 5 136 8 210 9 202 14 174 1833 1451 4 135 8 210 8 201 12 169 1451 1187 4 136 7 209 8 200 11 166 1187 1027 4 136 7 208 7 200 8 163 1027 936 4 134 6 208 7 200 5*160 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography